Field Notes – Page 4 – Amazing Heart Farm

And Next Season’s Garlic is in the Ground

And it’s time to plant garlic! This morning, the one & only (and most fabulous) Dustin Beall Smith brought his First Year Seminar to the farm to help out. We had more people than we needed for planting garlic but that, of course, was a good thing. Other students harvested and made bouquets of Globe…

What Makes Community Supported Agriculture Thrive?

I started the CSA here at Amazing Heart Farm in 2009, directly after I graduated from Harvard Divinity School. Something that I thought about frequently while at Harvard was the importance of setting down roots and of really coming to know and to love a place, a community – and by community I mean our neighbors as well as our local watersheds, and foodsheds. Having a sustained commitment to one place means that we’re responsible for that place. And if everyone cares about and for where they are, I think that our relationships with each other and with the earth would be much healthier.

These Midsummer Days

And we had rain! Just a little. But there’s a promise of more. And the farmer’s spirit, well, my spirit thrives on hope. Especially when by 10 AM the air is almost too thick to breathe and the days are filled with the kind of heat that’s red and sweaty and furious.

Mike Mahr’s Garlic Scapes

Mike’s the best chef I’ve ever met. He’s the real deal, driven not only by flavor (yeah, he has that down) but also by bringing folks together with the food he provides. He’s been in the kitchen holding everything together for some of the most important moments of my life – everything from my wedding to my dad’s funeral. Best day of my life. Worst day of my life. He was there. Reaching out, providing support. Doing what he does best.

Demain – Tomorrow (for Hannah)

I love watching Hannah grow up, so many changes, and so quickly. It’s really kinda incredible, this parenting thing. Most days I’m in the moment, savoring her sweet smile or focusing on what new food she’s tried that day. But sometimes I step back and imagine what her life will be like when she’s older….